politics 22/10/2013

Homs: "We can not impose that Mas 3 minutes to speak, but that Catalonia street"

The government considers" amazing and error" that does not allow the President to say a few words of welcome to the Forum of the Mediterranean

Pep Lloveras

Another institutional clash . Artur Mas will tomorrow present to the Forum of the Mediterranean, " for education " , but leave immediately because the Spanish government does not allow you the welcome speech . The Catalan government has considered this morning " and a surprising error " this decision considering that the event is the Pedralbes Palace , managed by the Government , and " all the wealth there " because both presidents Pasqual maragall as José Montilla equal to intervene in acts of 2005 and 2008 , respectively , and a few months ago president Balearic Juan Ramon Bauza did the same .

"We can prevent the President of the Government not speak three minutes , which is all we asked , a few words of courtesy , but the Catalan village street ," he said firmly Minister and spokesman Francesc Homs . "It is an informal forum , with the presence of entrepreneurs and employers , not heads of state . Therefore, we believe that it is unnecessary and gratuitous Mas can not speak. We deeply regret and hurts us , "he added . Furthermore , Mas is president of the fear , one of the entities involved in the meeting.

Homs , which has revealed that the negotiations in the last few hours that are carried out with the minister Margallo have failed - "It was closed in hand " - did not want to relate this to the political tension that exists sovereignty by the process but said that " everyone deems it " . The spokesman pointed out that indeed is the second institutional incident occurs within a few days , after Mas did not attend a ceremony Development as a matter of protocol. " Last Thursday it was not fulfilled a 1983 decree that is to dignify the institution of government the president was there ," he told Homs , which has accused the Spanish government of wanting to " confuse ": " The range protocol subdivision is crystal clear and he jumped . "

The horizon of a public bank Catalan

Moreover, Homs has announced that the Catalan government has approved a decree authorizing the Catalan Institute of Finance (ISF ) to become an independent financial institution , a corporation , in accordance with state rules and Europe. In practice is to assume the cornerstone for the implementation of the Catalan public bank . The aim is to strengthen the work of small and medium enterprises and the self .


Finally, on trial to former directors of Caixa Catalonia , Narcis Serra and Adolf Todó for exorbitant salaries , Homs has called these exdirectivos be " respectful " to the " suffering " of many people and has recommended " utmost humility."